See also: dov, dov', and døv

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

  • döf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish dø̄ver, from Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (to whisk, be obscured).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

döv

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Declension edit

Inflection of döv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular döv
Neuter singular dövt
Plural döva
Masculine plural3 döve
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 döve
All döva
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Turkish edit

Verb edit

döv

  1. second-person singular imperative of dövmek